As Scottsdale and other Arizona cities grapple with the chaos caused by invasion of mini hotels into our residential neighborhoods, the Arizona Legislature now threatens to double the number of short-term rentals (STRs) on single-family lots.
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Another reader expresses her concern about the Independent’s civility checklist for opinions, arguing that it can constrain free speech.
I respectfully disagree. There are plenty of …
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Some extraordinary events affecting our local elections have occurred over the past two weeks. Because of that, I feel compelled to share my thoughts with all of you.
During the month April an …
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Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t let Republican lawmakers strip away the right of Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue the owners of corporate farms whose groundwater pumping dries up the wells of their neighbors.
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For more than three decades, I have been part of a team helping to lead change as a nurse administrator and prepare the next generation of nursing professionals as a nursing professor and dean.
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Many years ago, I was a detective with the Mesa Police Department working sex crimes cases. It was tough but important work, a daily test of our resolve to pursue justice for victims of violence and …
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By Tony Boyle, retired Mesa police sergeant, now partner/CEO of spirits brand
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5/3/24
Arizona’s 2022 election for attorney general that saw Republican Abraham Hamadeh lose by just 280 votes should be redone because Maricopa County failed to test their ballot printers and thousands of voters were unable to cast a ballot, Hamadeh’s lawyer told a judge Wednesday.
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